The Locust Grove Pirates will square off against the Muldrow Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Locust Grove is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Holland Hall on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Locust Grove was dealt a 43-14 loss at the hands of Holland Hall. The match marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Titan Hix put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 182 yards and a touchdown. Locust Grove also got help from Zander Messer, who showed off his sure hands for 97 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Muldrow was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 14-9 hit to the loss column at the hands of Stigler.
Deshawn Wilson put forth a good effort for the losing side as he picked up 95 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 49 yards.
Locust Grove now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Muldrow, they now also have a losing record at 4-5.
Locust Grove was able to grind out a solid victory over Muldrow when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 34-27. Will Locust Grove repeat their success, or does Muldrow have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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